On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:30:49 -0400, "Bryan Stout" wrote: > I completely share the contempt for the litigious attitude. In a way, it's > too bad that the laws require people to go after the little guys if you > don't want it thrown out of court when you go after the big guys -- though I > understand the reason for it. For what it's worth, I think you're referring to an aspect of the law that's unique to trademark law, not copyright. That is, to my (obviously, extremely limited---no legal training etc.), understanding, the "enforce it or lose protection" stuff is unique to trademarks. And that does have bad effects at times, but I also understand the concept behind it. Copyright on the other hand, gives the copyright owner a tremendous amount of latitude in treating people differently. That is, as a copyright owner I can give different people differing permissions for how to use my work, and that in and of itself isn't a problem. -Carl
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